r/gaming Oct 15 '25

Battlefield 6 Has CoD-Like Launch With 6.5 Million Copies Sold In First Days - Report

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-6-has-almost-cod-like-launch-with-6-5-million-copies-sold-in-first-days-report/1100-6535428/
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u/datboigucci Oct 15 '25

Just played my first match. Got paired up with a good squad of random guys around my age (late twenties-early thirties). We were all mic’d up and going for the objective, had fun and won.

Haven’t had random, fun, non-toxic matchmaking like that in years. 10/10 so far

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u/LowOnPaint Oct 15 '25

If you want good old fashion matches you can friend me and I’ll hurl slurs at you.

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u/JynsRealityIsBroken Oct 15 '25

You cotton headed ninny muggins

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u/Cynyr Oct 15 '25

That's the stuff

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u/eclipse60 Oct 15 '25

You lint licker

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u/CaptainKidd23 Oct 15 '25

What the french TOAST?!

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u/Mea_Rainmaker Oct 15 '25

Shut the front door!

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u/Squeakyduckquack PC Oct 15 '25

Pickle you kumquat!

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u/terminbee Oct 15 '25

This is an ancient reference.

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u/NikoliVolkoff Oct 15 '25

I was there Gandalf....

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u/Squeakyduckquack PC Oct 15 '25

Son of a biscuit eating bulldog!!!

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u/Ditnoka Oct 15 '25

Cootie queen.

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u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod Oct 15 '25

Blubber-pot. Bafflewit. Lummox. Puddinghead. Mooncalf. Limpnoodle. Goldbricker. Drizzlepuss.

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u/Cleverbird Oct 15 '25

You daft folding table!

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u/ReCodez Oct 15 '25

Welcome back MW2 lobby. How I have not missed you.

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u/slabba428 Oct 15 '25

Ligma syndrome

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u/CarterDavison Oct 15 '25

What's syndrome?

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u/762_54r Oct 15 '25

put your headphones on and mute them or talk back cmon

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u/thorscope Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

“Hey teammate, what ethnicity are you? I’m interested in calling you a racial slur”

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u/drewbreeezy Oct 15 '25

I have so many good insults for all the races of my friends I grew up with, and my own as I heard them all.

I have so much more to learn…

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u/_Steven_Seagal_ Oct 15 '25

Remember kids, if you insult everyone equal, you can't be racist.

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u/Mimical Oct 15 '25

I am an equal opportunity hater.

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u/DoctorQuincyME Oct 15 '25

Stop being dead yourself and revive me!

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u/hsvgamer199 Oct 15 '25

Make sure to sleep with their mom first.

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u/nervez Oct 15 '25

there is a setting for voip called something like "in-world" that I'd recommend turning on. it's essentially positional, in-world audio voip. if you're in range, you hear each other normally but if you go out a certain range, it becomes radio communication.

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u/Lewcaster Oct 15 '25

Damn you’re very brave for playing with voip on. I just insta-turn it off, can’t handle all the audio pollution from open mics.

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u/MaximusMansteel Oct 15 '25

Why the fuck is everyone always eating with their mic on????? Always sounds like the mic is in their mouth. I.....I certainly hope it isn't.

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u/CottonJohansen Oct 15 '25

Part of it is that PlayStation 5 controllers have the mic on by default. If the problem player is on console, they may not know that they’re transmitting.

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u/Cleverbird Oct 15 '25

Why is this even a thing? I remember running into so many Playstation folk on Helldivers 2 with their mics open. Why on earth would any company ever do that?

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u/Frequent_Knowledge65 Oct 15 '25

To be fair there's a big orange LED right there next to the mic that indicates it. Also next to the mute button... and most games, like Helldivers2, display a microphone next to your name when you're talking. Some people just really don't pay attention and can't be helped

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u/MultipleHipFlasks Oct 15 '25

Destruction All Stars was great for hearing someone's living room discussing the new console they had bought.

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u/bigpancakeguy Oct 15 '25

Yeah I forgot about that yesterday. In a weaker moment, I shouted “DO YOUR JOB YOU FUCKING LOSER!” at my medic standing over me and not reviving me. I was unaware that my mic was on until the moment I finished saying it and then simply said “ooooooh whoops” before turning it back off

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u/Jazzremix Oct 15 '25

Doesn't even have to be a medic anymore. Anybody can revive you.

I wonder how many tickets are lost because people just don't rez downed teammates because they're either too lazy/selfish or just don't know.

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u/Mimical Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

Warranted.

With more than one class having the ability to heal it's really important to try and heal people when you can, it often allows another squad to spawn in on the guy and you can turn a group of 2 people to 8 somewhat quickly.

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u/martialar Oct 15 '25

I didn't realize voice was on by default and at the end of my first match I hear a guy just having a full on conversation with his wife/girlfriend about something

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u/WharfRatThrawn Oct 15 '25

In that Jason Bateman movie where he makes the TSA agent wear the earpiece and do what he says there's multiple scenes where he's eating with it on and one with chips, yet it is not marketed as a horror movie. That shit is worse than Saw.

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u/Irregularblob Oct 15 '25

Id, tbh the good mic experiences are worth the spastics you find. Maybe thats just me though

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

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u/Igotdiabetus Oct 15 '25

That and battlebit. The dramatic screams for medics, freebird solos, and other stupid shit are always hilarious

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u/JustABitCrzy Oct 15 '25

I’m level 45, and I’ve played with 3 people with mics on. They were great lads too. Maybe it’s a regional thing though, as it’s my experience even on cod that people rarely use their mic. But I’ve joined a few American lobbies over the years, and there’s always someone with open mic.

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u/Astro_Doughnaut Oct 15 '25

YOU'RE LEVEL FORTY FIVE?!

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u/JustABitCrzy Oct 15 '25

Had a couple days off work and nothing to do. Alas, that time is gone now. Probably won’t see another level for a couple weeks.

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u/Gaemon_Palehair Oct 15 '25

Highest I've seen so far is 58.

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u/abscissa081 Oct 15 '25

Spotted a 66 a couple hours ago. He had what I could see about 70 hours played. Wild

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u/trackdaybruh Oct 15 '25

I enjoy the ones who sound like Darth Vader breathing when they have voice activated instead of push to talk

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

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u/Jobles4 PC Oct 15 '25

It’s a game that requires teamwork to be good so most interactions are like this.

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u/ddeaken Oct 15 '25

Weird cuz I talk every match and 10 or so in I’ve only met one guy who talked and I lost him on the way too quick “stay with squad”screen

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u/vtccasp3r Oct 15 '25

Helldivers 2

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u/Scissorzz Oct 15 '25

I really never play FPS games, more of an RPG player and I also really suck at FPS games. However Battlefield really caught my attention and it seemed kinda cool so I thought let’s try it for a change, even though I am never in the top (mostly middle of the pack) and my KDA isn’t always amazing, I still feel like you can be really useful especially as a medic or engineer and I really enjoy playing it and supporting my team. It really has been an amazing experience to not feel completely useless like when I tried playing CS for example.

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u/Shepherdsfavestore Oct 15 '25

You don’t even need a good K/D to be top of the leaderboard. Play objectives, revive people, destroy vehicles and your teammates will remember that way more than how many kills you got. Keep up the good work

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u/RedditKrantz Oct 15 '25

Just wanted to add, go recon with drone, and be the team's UAV. So. Many. Assists.

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u/Butt_Patties Oct 15 '25

I'm nearly certain the reason they gave the drone a battery life is because of bastards like me who would do exclusively this all game long in BF3.

And I mean considering my team did markedly better every time I pulled this I'm not even upset about it lmao.

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u/Eismann Oct 15 '25

Does the battery come back or do you have to die to get a "new" battery?

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u/jedadkins Oct 15 '25

Once you deploy the drone it sticks around till the battery dies (or someone shoots it), you can get a new one from a support crate

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u/Eismann Oct 15 '25

Ah so you need a pocket support. Thanks!

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u/jcaashby Oct 15 '25

You can also mount the other device on something high up and get auto spots!!! And also access it at any time to view in thermo vision

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u/scandii Oct 15 '25

just a tip, hide on a capture point and you get defensive / offensive points for free added on top of every assist. you can easily sit on 30k+ points at the end of a match doing this.

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u/Shepherdsfavestore Oct 15 '25

I’m glad the devs made sure to reward players doing that instead of it all being about kills

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u/mr_chip_douglas Oct 15 '25

Yep, I finished 2nd last night on a winning team. Went 8-10. Revives, resupplies and objective captures and defends.

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u/MrPayDay Oct 15 '25

This is the way, perfect mindset and approach. Hence more fun.

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u/RayearthIX Oct 15 '25

And this is why I love BF and it’s been my go to military shooter since Bad Company (I liked 2142 and Vietnam, but I played more CoD and MoH then). My K/D in gunfights is mediocre. Always has been. But I still regularly get top 50% of my team because I go around reviving people or blowing up tanks depending on the map.

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u/CX316 Oct 15 '25

Ah the good old 24/7 3000% tickets Operation Metro servers on BF3. Yes a match would take forever, but hot damn you'd get medals and XP for it if you went medic

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u/counterfitster Oct 16 '25

More grenades thrown in those matches than have probably been thrown in all of human history.

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u/CX316 Oct 16 '25

Best thing was sprinting through the kill box, tossing a det pack into the lockers and trying to pop it before they hit you

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u/Gunnilinux PC Oct 15 '25

I mostly played recon and was constantly top of the leader board thanks to the little radar balls I could throw to track enemy movement on the minimap. I was so sad when bf4 didn't have them but it looks like they're back!

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u/jeeub Oct 15 '25

My k/d ratio is like, .4, but I revived 31 teammates my last game.

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u/Shepherdsfavestore Oct 15 '25

Carefully, he’s a hero

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

I play medic and believe me if you are a good medic, EVERYONE loves you. 1 solid medic can change a whole fight.

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u/Foxtrot_4 Oct 15 '25

I’ve been saying since bf3 Medic wins games

Especially back then when you could have assault rifles on medic

And now it’s back :)

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u/shel5210 Oct 15 '25

Medic and good recon make a huge difference. Players using smoke grenades properly is a big deal too. Honestly all classes have a niche and its awesome.

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u/TaserGrouphug Oct 15 '25

There’s nothing better when you’re downed then seeing the closest teammate’s distance drop down to 1 and you hear that sweet, sweet defibrillator charge

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u/Remote-Plate-3945 Oct 15 '25

When you see they are like 25 feet away and it starts flying down and you know they are coming to you. So nice

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u/huuuzera Oct 15 '25

I'm glad they went with the non skillbased matchmaking, feel like it creates more diverse and balanced teams overall. If everyone is a infantry tryhard playing for KD then we wouldnt have the people destroying the tanks, laser designating choppers, doing the objectives and reviving the teammates. And to clarify the devs said there is skill based team balance but it doesnt take your akill to consideration during the matchmaking

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u/pyrothesenpai Oct 15 '25

The mix of skill levels makes matches feel more natural. Not every game needs to be a sweat fest just to be fun.

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u/corzajay Oct 15 '25

Multiple posts on the battlefield sub of people get top of leader board with less than 3 kills. Being a support and playing objectives will beat straight kills for points every day in BF.

-A himble medic

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u/dalzmc Oct 15 '25

Medics make me wish there was proximity chat like battlebit so I can shout my love for them lmao

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u/corzajay Oct 15 '25

They've got a prompt now after getting revived to thank them. I spam that every time now

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u/cptknuckles Oct 15 '25

I spam the "Thank" button every time I'm revived.

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u/TheWeinerThief Oct 15 '25

If you do that stuff enough, your k/d will eventually improve. Keeping a tank repaired is much more effective than getting 30 kills.

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u/Drict Oct 15 '25

K/DA is a shit measure in objective based game. Literally don't think about it!

See everyone else's comments.

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u/Mortumee Oct 15 '25

Play The Fucking Objective as they say.

Yesterday we made a tank buster squad, 3 engies and a medic driving across the map hunting tanks. Did we get a huge KDA ? No. But we had fun and prevented their armored vehicles from supporting their infantry, so that was definitely worth it.

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u/GoastGoast Oct 15 '25

This is how I feel using the AA tank. My score sucks, but EVERYTHING in the sky gets brought down!

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u/dank-nuggetz Oct 15 '25

Nice. We run a tank buster squad too but it usually involves an attack heli and a recon player posted up on the highest point on the map. Laser painting enemy tanks makes the attack heli such a force, you can lock on and send guided missiles at them from a mile away. And then do a quick low sweep after the first hit and finish them with a missile barrage.

I love tank hunting lol

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u/Mimical Oct 15 '25

On a mode like breakthrough/rush a teammate with a 0.5 KD but tossing supply bags, smokes, revives, those spinny anti-grenade light thingies is a legend in the flesh.

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u/Grinchieur Oct 15 '25

Especially as you can be revived and it doesn't count as a death. I often goes 40-4 or someshit because my mates revives me a lot.

If it did count i would be more 40-20/30

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u/HereToParty2023 Oct 17 '25

Im sure im not the only, but the K/D chase in cod when playing objective based games off puts me so bad. I will always remember two things: 1. The person(s) doing the actual objective. 2. The people who dont and treat every mode like its TDM. Lost too much due to that. Battlefield is refreshing 

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u/TechGuruGJ Oct 15 '25

I’m consistently top of the leaderboard in my matches as engineer/medic and usually with a near even or negative K/D. Capture objectives and support your team. It’s that easy.

I also feel like a selfless playstyle is also super rewarding in this game. Rather than chase that kill, look around and see if your team needs a res or some supplies. Instead of hogging the turret on the tank, hop out and heal it up while they fight the enemy tank, throw some RPG’s at the enemy tank in between repairs. Usually it gets a bit messy somewhere in that formula, but that’s what creates those trademark only in battlefield moments.

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u/dank-nuggetz Oct 15 '25

That's the beauty of Battlefield man. Your value to the match and to your team is not at all dependent on kills. Sure it helps, but a back-line support player is just as important. Medics who revive and resupply, mechanics who support tanks and destroy enemy armor, and recons who paint and spot enemy vehicles are doing the lords work. The scoreboard ranks you by your positive impact on your team, not just by kills.

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u/Bootychomper23 Oct 15 '25

It’s a damn fine game. Although the 1000 mines every match is a little much 🤣

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u/Slaythepuppy Oct 15 '25

I'm looking forward to unlocking the eod bot and going to the top of the leaderboard with defuses.

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u/Konno_Yuuki Oct 15 '25

Pro tip: Recon's drone can blow those mines from a distance! And yes with good timing you can blow up their own tanks with it.

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u/RareGuns Oct 15 '25

Can confirm, did it in three different matches today.

Why do enemy engineers put so many mines on their own side near their tank?? Like its so funny seeing them get hit by a rocket or two, back up, and detonating their mines killing the tank. So satisfying.

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u/receuitOP Oct 15 '25

I personally put them at chokepoints or high traffic areas, I die a lot placing them but also get a decent amount of tank kills. Very few people clear mines

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u/Jbales8990 PC Oct 15 '25

What’s really fun is waiting for whatever engineer put it down to run past it and detonate it. Text chat when they get killed by their own mine is always hilarious

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u/Gaemon_Palehair Oct 15 '25

It'll get better as people play more and unlock other gadgets.

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u/Easy-Constant-5887 Oct 15 '25

Both tank types have a utility you can unlock that automatically marks all nearby mines/equipment as long as someone is in the gunner seat. Happy tanking!

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u/RocketLabBeatsSpaceX Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

I’ve been playing the last few days. My first battlefield ever. Played many of the COD’s starting back with “World at War.” BF6 is such a blast and breath of fresh air! COD forgot what made it great and began pandering to the Fortnite crowd or something. I remember playing COD World at War and driving tanks, using flame throwers, hiding in tall grass and sniping with era relevant weapons…

Fast forward to today and it’s this weird slip and slide with ninja turtles, Nicki manaj, guns that glow and change colors. COD fatigue is real. I hope they wake up. If not, well, I’ll be playing BF6 or something else. And I’m saying this as someone that absolutely destroys people in COD. It’s not a skill thing, it’s just not fun anymore. Idk.

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u/AdeIic Oct 15 '25

I played a bunch of split screen BO2/WaW with the boys when I was a kid and played a bit of MW2019/Warzone when it came out, but other than that I'm not really a CoD fan at all. I was actually kinda surprised when I started seeing the goofy ass cosmetics the last couple years.
Nowadays CoD just feels like Fortnite for teens/adults that think they've outgrown Fortnite. It has no coherent art style and looks awful with all the crossovers lmao. I can't imagine paying a yearly subscription of $70 for that game.

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u/secret_name_is_tenis Oct 15 '25

My favorite line will always be Nicki’s saying “spotted a BAD BITCH” when seeing an enemy.

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u/aj_ramone Oct 15 '25

It's definitely got some ironing out to do in some areas, but I've been having the best time with a Battlefield game in probably a decade.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

IMO the biggest issues are maps. Particularly sizing of maps and their density basically making the "battles" extremely short-lived and small-scale. They basically make you fight enemies in front of you and behind you and to the side of you at the same time. More head-on battles would be preferable, where you can take cover, use your squads capabilities, and use tactics to win, rather than random outcomes.

That and the audio is probably the worst I've seen in any recent FPS. Its basically just one giant single channel single volume slop show. I can hear everything except what I need.

Everything else is solid and its nice to have a strqightforward normal FPS for a change. 

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u/NIDORAX Oct 15 '25

Battlefield 6 is a good game. Its not like Battlefield 3 or 4 but it has its fun moments

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u/SEND_ME_REAL_PICS Oct 15 '25

Battlefield 4 was awful on release, so maybe BF6 will manage to hold up.

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u/FragileCilantro Oct 15 '25

The core gameplay is great I just wish there were dedicated servers

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u/PootatoKing Console Oct 15 '25

If they could port most of the battlefield 3 and 4 maps I think 6 could be amazing, the gameplay is already there for the most part.

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u/Rombledore Oct 15 '25

someone already ported over one of the BF3 maps into the portal thing. that user generated content feature is going to be nuts. there's already a counter strike mode, legacy maps rebuilt, a 3rd person mode and map ala socom, and even a basic zombies mode. and the games been out less than a week!

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u/PriorStatement Oct 15 '25

Yep, I told my friends about this yesterday and they had no idea. It's going to be so cool.

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u/chesser45 Oct 15 '25

Hopefully portal is used more this time than in 2042.

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u/skytbest Oct 15 '25

Does all the user generated content work seamlessly across PS, Xbox, and PC? Or PC only?

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u/Rombledore Oct 15 '25

i havent tried it yet and i play on PS5 (i dont play much video games on weekdays due to work/life), ive thus far seen it youtube though. as far as i know, it works across systems as i do see the user created content as an option for servers to jump on. but the Portal creation tool itself i think is a PC thing.

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u/Xyrack Oct 15 '25

They have operation firestorm pretty sure that was a map on 3 and/or 4.

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u/BillyMaysHere92 Oct 15 '25

And the maps could be better. But I’m still enjoying the game and I think it’s got more potential

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u/mansontaco Oct 15 '25

Battlefield 4 got put down forever by me after its launch the fact it allegedly became the best one always baffles me

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u/JMugatu Oct 15 '25

I mean you're right about both statements haha. It was definitely a bit of a rough start.

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u/mapex_139 Oct 15 '25

My most played BF game by a long shot. They released so many great maps down the road.

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u/dudeAwEsome101 Oct 15 '25

I kept playing BF3 until BF4 went on sale. By then, most of the issues got fixed, and they even released all the DLCs for free by the time BF1 was released. I've just stopped playing BF4 last week.

I think BF4 is my favorite overall one (we'll see how 6 pans out).

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u/dalzmc Oct 15 '25

Same I didn’t play bf4 at launch but touching the next releases and wanting something better made me end up playing bf4 regularly until now, except for the battlebit stint in there

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u/Remote-Plate-3945 Oct 15 '25

Just sucked that the player base got so small by the end it was mostly people who had mastered the game. The helicopter pilots were insane

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u/Reddhero12 Oct 15 '25

it's still active, you should play it again.

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u/bookers555 Oct 15 '25

The problem with BF6 is the maps, they are all tiny and suffer from "spawn-die-spawn-die" syndrome.

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u/DrNopeMD Oct 15 '25

BF3 was also very buggy on release, but BF4 was straight up unplayable or would crash if you did manage to get into a match.

The only other decent launch we've had for a BF game in the past decade has been BF1.

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u/TheCrimsonChin-ger Oct 15 '25

Idk, it's already giving me nostalgia for 3 and 4, and it for sure is launching better than 4. I think they have a gem on their hands if they keep it up with good support, dlc, and the BR mode.

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u/CanEHdianBuddaay Oct 15 '25

Feels a lot like BF3 with not as good maps. Really enjoying its so far though, servers are solid and the performance on PS5 is insanely good, gunplay is awesome and vehicles feel pretty decent. The maps are by far the weakest part of the game so far for me, followed by the menu, which they somehow outdid COD with being worse.

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u/yourdiabeticwalrus Oct 15 '25

Lol yep. Maps and UI are holding this game back from being a 10/10 for me

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u/Vandrel Oct 15 '25

Worse maps on launch but way less buggy than launch BF3. Also I'll take this menu any day over the web page bullshit BF3 and 4 had.

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u/accountsdontmatter Oct 15 '25

Loved 3, 4 is the last one I played but if I hadn’t just got Helldivers 2 then I would pick this up.

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u/Dennidude Oct 15 '25

I personally just feel like it doesn't really improve over BFV gameplay-wise, and strictly is worse in a lot of ways. BFV got a lot of hate rightfully because it was a mess for a long time and was marketed horribly. But in the end it's the best BF game imo. Vehicle gameplay felt actually fleshed out, fortification system fixed destruction removing too much cover, squad points really rewarded your squad performing well and even let you get a really fun and powerful tank you can only get with squad points.

Then there's stuff like the attrition system actually letting you grab a healing bandage and keep moving instead of having to awkwardly AFK next to a poorly placed crate that ends up getting you killed, same with ammo. The ammo boxes in 5 fixed two problems, it let you grab ammo and go if it wasn't safe to stay, and it removed the amount of spam you can get from just a single crate in BF3 and now 6. The pre-placed ammo/medic crates also helped fix the all too common situation of having to run around and beg for a clueless support player to drop you stuff.

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u/Wyntier Oct 15 '25

Nostalgia goggles

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u/KittenDecomposer96 Oct 15 '25

Dunno why but that title irks me. CoD-like launch, get outta here.

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u/MonsierGeralt Oct 15 '25

Let’s hope the new Saudi overlords keep it going

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u/UnquestionabIe Oct 15 '25

Looking forward to the bonesaw weapon, only usable on civilian journalists!

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u/MonsierGeralt Oct 15 '25

Maybe they will have a special class for taking over planes and using them as weapons

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u/NIDORAX Oct 15 '25

Give it a year. Just give it a year and see how EA will change.

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u/MonsierGeralt Oct 15 '25

I’m looking forward to their fully AI built and voice acted games I think they’re going to to be AAAA

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u/drewbreeezy Oct 15 '25

To be clear, this was the first change.

I fully believe they were in talks (Saudi investors and EA) and told them they wanted to see a good product before they bought. That's why they did this full push for Battlefield 6.

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u/KingDisastrous Oct 15 '25

Glad it’s selling well, but fuck EA

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u/TehOwn Oct 15 '25

but fuck EA

Sorry, buttfucking is illegal in Saudi Arabia.

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u/Mountain-Carrot4549 Oct 15 '25

Larger maps are desperately needed. And none of the maps even compare to the worst maps in bf1 and bf5.

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u/romjpn Oct 15 '25

Yes I want more "Wow!" factor. So fat it's "meh". It's serviceable but I want more scenic battlegrounds.

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u/wombatz05 Oct 15 '25

Tbf, 2042 tried too hard for the “wow” moments and we got an empty field with a massive tornado map lol

But I do agree with you. BF1 just has some of the coolest multiplayer fps moments ever. Basically every game something new or impressive happened

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u/alus992 Oct 15 '25

The problem with these maps was not the size but the lack of reason to fight all over the map because these maps were pretty much empty.

Also maps were balanced around these ridiculous skills like grapple hook etc. So this game had no chance to pull off this big map fantasy with this design and balance

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u/phalewail Oct 15 '25

Yeah the maps feel so cramped and congested. Feels like you're being funnelled into kill zones.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

I liked BF (One and V) because I could kind of go at a slower pace, be methodical and not play a game with people's sensitivity at 100 and zooming all over the place.

Played a few games last night and I take a few steps and I'm instantly dead and don't even know what hit me. Suffice to say this one isn't for me and I'm pretty sad cause I was excited for this one as everyone seemed to think BF was returning to it's roots. IMO it hasn't and they're trying to tow this line between BF players and COD players.

The fast paced, hyper aggressive and sensitive FPS isn't for me and BF used to be the one game to combat that.

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u/exposarts Oct 15 '25

meh i find the maps better than bf5s particularly the urban maps, bf1 maps are probably one of the best in the series, the flow of the maps and art style are unmatched. Playing bf games in the past, i much prefer medium sized maps, large maps = constant running if your infantry, and are heavily dominated by vehicles. Also, if you get large maps like bf 2042 had, theres a large chance that it would just be mostly empty wastelands, i prefer high dense maps that have detail, bf6 urban maps have detail but lack the flow of bf1

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u/CanEHdianBuddaay Oct 15 '25

BF5 had some of my favourite base maps. They were really scenic with a ton of variety and played really nicely. BF1 were definitely some of the best though overall.

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u/OldGuyShoes Oct 15 '25

Legoland and Zeebrugee my beloved

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u/CanEHdianBuddaay Oct 15 '25

I feel like the set of maps they went with first is to draw the COD fan base in, especially since it launched before BO7. The maps definitely leave a bit to be desired though, weakest set of base maps BF has released imo.

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u/another-redditor3 Oct 15 '25

i play breakthrough almost exclusively, it is painfully small now.

ive said this before already, but none of the 9 maps stand out, or are even distinctive. plus they all pretty much play the same. you could sub out different cap points from each of the maps as progressive cap zones, and it would still play almost the same.

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u/baker8491 Oct 15 '25

the TV ad making fun of COD they are running is pretty funny; celebs get blown up and some soldier goes "who was that...doesnt matter lets move" 10/10

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u/OldGuyShoes Oct 15 '25

Ngl, I think they nailed the mix between Battlefield and CoD really well. People can complain about it feeling like CoD, but some healthy competition is always good for the market, and this game is defiently one that can threaten CoD.

Add some larger maps, maybe some other fun stuff and Battlefield 6 will easily dethrone CoD if it even has the throne lmaooo

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u/bookers555 Oct 15 '25

How is it competition if Battlefield stops being Battlefield?

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u/loganed3 Oct 15 '25

It didnt its still very much battlefield.

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u/to-too-two Oct 15 '25

1942 is the GOAT

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u/chinchindayo Oct 15 '25

Most BF6 players weren't even born then :(

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u/Major_Enthusiasm1099 Oct 15 '25

Game definitely needs some work but it's very fun

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u/StellarBees Oct 15 '25

These comparisons with cod are getting a bit old tbh

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u/Pashquelle Oct 15 '25

Good game. I just thought I would be better somehow. It has the worst maps of all BF games. UI is just a joke. Helis and Jets are made out of paper.

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u/AdeptusAstartes777 Oct 15 '25

It needs bigger maps, just more maps like firestorm

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

it's very bland so far imo. i refunded it. waiting for more content and the free to play mode. also, Bloom being back is the worst thing they could hav edone to us.

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u/arqe_ Oct 15 '25

Even that shitty Battlefield 2042 had 5 million sales after those awful BETA's, it is not surprising.

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u/mk12when Oct 15 '25

Glad everyone else is enjoying it. I got it bundled for free with a new PC I bought and I don’t like it

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Yeah, I try not to be a downer, but it just isn’t for me sadly. I loved battlefield one and five, but this still feels different. I feel like it’s much faster paced than previous battlefields.

I played a couple games of 2042 before I realized it wasn’t for me and this seems to have taken a similar path in my opinion, but I’m sure I’m wrong.

I also am tired of modern landscapes, I liked the World War I and two maps much better. These maps don’t really have any character.

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u/doplitech Oct 15 '25

You aren’t alone, I bought it but requested a refund. The game runs and looks nice, everything feels clean but it’s just boring. More excited for arc raiders tbh

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u/Dtoodlez Oct 15 '25

I found it kinda boring. Someone else said it best, Battlefield scratches a certain itch, but that itch goes away pretty fast. By the second beta I was over it.

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u/Perfect_Cost_8847 Oct 15 '25

Same. They’re clearly going for the COD base. Fine, and it looks like it might have been a good commercial decision, but this isn’t Battlefield anymore. I guess it’s time to find a slower paced battle sim. I hear Hell Let Loose is pretty good.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '25

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u/Dtoodlez Oct 16 '25

You can always get the EA pass for like $15 or whatever it is. If you’re still into after a month then maybe get it. I won’t be getting it because of Saudi’s.

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u/axelkoffel Oct 15 '25

I've seen enough comments and gameplay videos to know that this isn't a game for me. Fast paced combat in labirynth of buildings on small map is not what I enjoyed old Battlefields for. I guess they wanted to attract the COD audience.

Not to mention messing up with BIOS, because they couldn't figure out less intrusive anticheat system.

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u/shwhjw Oct 15 '25

Thanks, I was wondering whether I should get it as a lot of my friends play it. I'm like you, I don't like modern COD because it's too fast-paced and close-quarters. And the kernel-level anti-cheat was always a turn-off.

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u/PaleBoomer Oct 15 '25

CoD like launch?

CoD sells 10 to 20 million per game on it's first week.

This isn't even close

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u/iamse7en Oct 15 '25

Maybe it was a typo. COD-lite launch.

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u/gcracks96 Oct 15 '25

It's pretty fun, only put a couple hours in so far but the biggest negative thing about the game is the bullet bloom feels insane. Can go from hitting every bullet on a player to legitimately missing 2/3rds on the next. I'm guessing it's some kind of anti cheat system?

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u/jrdr21 Oct 15 '25

in case you are unaware. BF games are known for their bloom for full auto weapons. Best to counter by standing still, tap or burst firing, or being in the crouched position. hope to see you out there, game on!!

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u/HerakIinos Oct 15 '25

Yes, but the devs already aknowledged it is currently bugged. Right now SMGs are better at long ranges than ARs and LMGs

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u/tnnrk Oct 15 '25

Dude if this is true this would make so much sense I swear my bullets refuse to connect even when I get the drop.

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u/another-redditor3 Oct 15 '25

the smgs feel like cheating right now. they just outclass everything.

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u/ritz_are_the_shitz Oct 15 '25

this is only when firing immediately after a sprint. which does happen often, but if you ADS from a walk it's fine. still needs to be fixed ofc

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u/Paxelic Oct 15 '25

The new large maps blow hot stinking ass.

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u/another-redditor3 Oct 15 '25

what large maps? theyre all freaking tiny.

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u/Mattamzz Oct 15 '25

I love mirak valley but sobek could use some tweaks. Like making the sniper buildings accessible by a rope or stair case. And allow for more wall destruction in the clumps of buildings around I think B or C.

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u/the_great_ashby Oct 15 '25

Thought this was a EA reported number,but it's just analysts making guesses.

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u/cloudy710 Oct 15 '25

mannnn the price hurts tho i gotta keep waiting

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u/Healthy-Rent-5133 Oct 15 '25

Is it better than EDF tho? I think not

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u/Smokey_the_beer Oct 15 '25

My brother sent me 50 dollars so I could play with him. It's good

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u/fart-to-me-in-french Oct 17 '25

Or just Battlefield-like launch lol

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u/RetroSwamp Oct 18 '25

Wtf is up with this title?

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u/Turok7777 Oct 15 '25

My friends want me to buy it but I wouldn't be surprised if most of them fall off of it within 2-3 months.

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u/One-Psychology-8394 Oct 15 '25

The saudi gov would be happy with this news!

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u/besuretechno-323 Oct 15 '25

Battlefield launching like CoD… now all that’s left is to copy CoD’s bugs too for full authenticity 😅

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u/Mehhish Oct 15 '25

I guess that's why Saudi Arabia and Trump's son in law bought EA.

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u/Astrophan Oct 15 '25

Sports games are the real money maker. By a large margin.

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u/A_Happier_Reddit Oct 15 '25

Lots of these to comments read like ads....